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u THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE EARL OF DURHAM. tic), as the bearer of the olive-branch; Go, and cast oil npon a troubled sea ; Go, and fulfil thy high-born destiny; In mercy noble, but in duty staunch : Oh, he it thine t'eclipse the warrior's fame, To win back lost affections, reconcile A l and distracted b y di ssensions vile, And raise a matchless trophy to thy name! For what more glorious than the bloodless wreath That binds th!, honest patriot ruler's brow ? What task mere grateful than the sword to sheathe, And st'abtiorn Treason's iron neck to bow, Nat by .the cannon's wrathful fiery breath, 13,, t; Lambton2 and thou knowest how JOHN AMBROSE WILLIAMS. COURT CIRCULAR. Her Majesty held a Privy Council at two o'clock yesterday Ifter n"n, at the New Palace. It was attended by the Lord President, the Lord Chancellor, the First Lord of the Tree -BurY, the Secretaries of State for the Home and Foreign De- Partie ent L s 5 the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the First Lord o r , f t tim Admiralty, the President of the Board of Controul, the t he Lord of the Duchy of Lancaster, the Secretary at War, 1 , 4 e Lord Steward, the Lord Chamberlain, and the Master of e Horse. At the Council a P roc l amat i on was passe d, appo i n ti ng the of her Majesty's Coronation to be on the 26th of June, and also appointing a C omm itt ee t o cons id er th e claim s pre rred on such an occasion. A Sheriff was appointed for the County of Glamorgan. A set , eme of the Church Commission was approved. Mr. C. Greville was the Clerk of the Council in waiting. Her Majesty gave audiences to Viscount Melbourne, Lord John Russell, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Marquis of -1-4an...iclowne, Sir John Hobhouso, and the Earl of Albemarle. 'rhe Cou r t was attended by Viscount Combermere, Gold Stick in waiting ; the Vice Chamberlain, the Treasurer of the Rosa n eheld, the Co mptro ll er o f t h e H ouse h o ld , t h e Cl er k Mar -8.0.. and Colonel Wemyss, Equerry in waiting. Vis count Falkland and Mr. Rich were the Lord and Groom in. -waiting. T he Royal dinner party last evening included the Earl and Countess of Durham, and Lady Mary Lambton, Viscount Melbourne, Lord and Lady Byron, Lord John Russell, Lord Glenelg, Hon. Col. and Mrs. Grey. The Band of the C2ild.tream Regiment of Foot Guards at tendi:d the Palace during the evening. fifer Majesty the Queen Dowager took an airing in an open crirriage and four. Her Majesty paid a visit to the Princess Augusta. The Rev. Dr. Beattie and the Rev. James Harper ( Leith) bad an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yes terday, in Downing -street, on Endowments and Education in Scotland. Lon? Worley, Mr. Hodgson, and Mr. Somers had inter view., with Viscount Melbourne yesterday, in Downing -street. A Deputation, including Messrs. Moffatt, Badgley, and Gillespie, had an interview with Lord Glenelg yesterday, at th Colonial Office. Mr. Colville, and a Deputation on West India Affairs, had atn interview yesterday with the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Mr. Tulk, M.P., had an interview with Lord Glenelg yes terday, at the C donial Office. The Right Hon. T. Grenville entertained Earl Clare, Earl Ashburnham, Lord and Lady Mahon, Sir Henry Halford, and a Select party at dinner yesterday, at his residence in Cleve land-square. The Countess Dowager De Salis gave an elegant ball and suppe r on Wednesday evening, in Carlton Gardens, which was attended by the Duke of Argyle and Miss Campbell ; Earls and Countesses of Uxbridge and Ta.nkerville ; Marchionesses of Clanricarde and Sligo ; Lords De Tabley Burghersh, Crewe, Loftus, Melgund, Emlyn, Powerscourt ; Ladies Powerseourt, Canning, De Clifford, Hardy, Cavendish, &c. sq Lady de L acy E vans had an evening party in Bryanston uare, on Wednesday evening. The Right Hon. Edward Ellice entertained the Master of the Mint, and a select party at dinner, on Wednesday evening in Arlington -street. Baron and Baroness Dimsdale arrived at Mivart's Hotel last evening from their seat, Campfield Place, H erts . The gates of the Park will be kept open on Thursday night till three o'clock the following morning, for all carriages proeeedinp.; to Lady Minto's party at the Admiralty that are entitled t m to the entree. Fl ♦SHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVLS. HThe Ma rqu i s and Marchioness of Queensberry , at Cadt otel, R egent - street; Viscount Drumlattrig an d Lady Geor on - giana Douglas, at ditto ; Chief Justice Doherty and Mrs. and Miss Doherty, at ditto ; Sir William and Lady Montague, at ditto ; Mr. and Lady Elizabeth Dickins, at ditto; Charles Hughes Hallett, Esq., and Mrs. Hallet, at Everall's (late Gardon's) Hotel, Albemarle -street, from Higham, near Can terbury; Sir Culling Eardley Smith, Bart. at ditto, from Bedwell 'Park, Hertfordshire ; John Harvey, Esq., at ditto, from Oxford; James Harvey, Esq., at ditto, from Oxford; Rev. J. Tighe, at the St. James': Royal Hotel, St. James's_ street, from Ireland ; R. Disney, Esq., at ditto, from ditto ; D. Smith, Esq., at ditto, from Edinburgh ; the Marquis of N orthampton, at the Carlton Hotel, Regent-street ; Mr. and Desborough, at ditto ; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Petre, in I‘,lllper B roo k- stree t , f rom t h e i r seat in Lancashire ; Mr. and t !'s• Brun e , i n B ryanston-square, from Par i s; the Hon. Cap- Lord I "Saumarez, from W oo l w i c h ; t h e H on. R o b ert Ki ng, at Lorton's Eaton-place, from Cork : the Rev. Augustus Pttarny, inGrosynor-place, from Thetford ; the Hon. Captain ,Clements, at Lo: e d Leitrim's, Cumberland-place, from Que ,'" ; the Hon. an d R ev . H enry C ourtenay, at Lord Devon's, Plymouth, G rosvenor-p l ace; the Earl and Countess of V lymouth, in Lower Brook -street, from a tour ; the Hon. James Howard, in Mount -street, from Lord Suffolk's seat, Sharlton House, Devizes, Wilts ; Captain Sit' John Philli ' Inore, from Maidenhead, Honks ; the Bishop of Derry and fa• May, from the Palace at Derry ; Mr. Briscoe, M. P., in Ed ward-street, Portman-square, from Arbon Grove, Chertsey, Surrey ; Mr. Broadley, M. P., in Pall-mall ; Mr. Burroughes, M. P., at Siminon's Hotel. DEPARTURES. Lord Charles Manners, M. P., from the Carlton Hotel, Re gent-street, for Belvoir Castle; Sir Stephen Glynne, M. P., from ditto, for Hawarden Castle; Walbanke Childers, Esq., M. P., from ditto, for Canticy ; Major Bowers, from Warne's Hotel, Albemarle -street, for Oxfordshire; Henry Myers, Es 9., and Mrs. Myers, from ditto, for Lawrence Weston, Bristol ; Mrs. and Miss Lind, from ditto, for the Isle of Night; Mrs. Hume, from ditto, on a tour; Colonel Sparrow and the R ev. L. Bellas, from ditto, for Cambrid ge; Miss Wyse, from Everall's (late Gordon's) Hotel, Albemarle-street, for Stoke place, Colnbrook ; Walter Spencer, Esq., and Mrs. ViSpencer, from ditto, for Northamptonshire; the Lord Chan ol' of Ir e l an d and the Hon. William Plunkett, from St. Royal Hotel, St. James's Street, for Dublin ; William Young and R. Murdoch, Esqrs., from ditto, for ditto ; Alex ander Bate, Esq., from ditto, for ditto. His Grace the Duke of Wellington held a meeting at P of the C omm i ss i oners of Dover Harbour yesterday A l b House, a t w hi c h Sir Henry Oxenden, Sir Edward Knat s c e j bull, Sir Brook Bridges, Mr. Jenkinson, the Mayor of Dover, Mr. Plumptre, Mr. Hammond, Mr. Latham, Mr. Morrice, &c., attended. In the evening his Grace entertained the party at dinner. The Belgian Ministe r h a d an aud i ence with the Presid ent of the Board of Trade yesterday. Lord W I • ors ey transacted business at that office. It is said that it is intended at the ensuing Corona tion, as was the case at the last, to dispense with that of the ceremony which has hitherto been performed in West- Minster -hall. His Royal Highness Prince William of Lowen stein arrived at Mivart's Hot e l, on Tuesday, f rom L e i ps i c, edrwaasr waited upon i mmediately after his arrival by Baron Waited upon Royal Highness will represent the King of ay at th e approaching coronation of her Majesty. A C ourt of Di rectors was yesterday held at the East Indi oin House P , when J o h n A n d rew D un l op , E sq. , was ap- Ited a provisi ona l ly a Member of Council at Bombay. " reply to a persoal allusion made on Tuesday night by Sir Robert Peel, n Mr. Charles Buller observed, that flahtterdinid not deny t h at Lord Durham h ad aske d h i m, i n very t erms, to fill some su b or di na t e s it u ati o n, that h e ac - ZPted g the offer, and th a t it wa s his intention to proceed to an adas but not as legal adviser. The Noble Lord had not 4 : 1 : a yet appointed any legal adviser ; an d , up to twe l ve o ' c l ock th ct °in d m ay, ce there was not the slightest attempt ma d e to f i ll up rlle n k..oioneicy of the 46th regiment is vacant by the death of General Wynyard. Mr. John Abel Smith paired off on Lord Chandos's motion of the 3d with Sir John Pollen. d ivision Crawf or d paired ofrwith Mr. Goulburn on the on Lord Chandos's motion. Rear -Admiral Sir James Hillyar, of Torpoint-house, n ear Pl ymouth, has b een awar d e d a pension of 3001. per an r•n, as ona of the flag-officers entitled to such reward accord ‘,!,'g to th e recommendation of the Committee of the House of `-'olllmons on army and navy appointments. c, Princess Esterhazy will entertain Prince Michael QOUt z o, Counts Pozzo di Borgo, Sebastiani, and Ludolf ; v Biome, Munchausen, Bulow, and nearly the whole of dog foreign corps diplomatique at dinner this evening, at Chan . gouse. Lord Hill w ill give a grand entertainment to-mor- Zevening, at his elegant mansion in Belgrave-square, to Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. f or The D u k e of Sutherland ' s grand dinner, at Staf •°" 1 d House, on Sat ur d ay , w ill b e g i ven t o a party o f t hi r ty, ,?,, i elding t h e i r Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of ttrti -;bridge, and the Duchess of Gloucester. Three hundred invitations have been issued for her Grace's evening party. On the removal of the 73d Regiment from Zante t o Canada, the most influential men of the island held a meet ing, at which it was resolved that Colonel Lore, who had been resident f or some time, should he presented with a sword, t u nted in go ld , value three hundred gu i neas, as a mark of t i ti l e high esti mat i on in wh i ch he was h el d by the Zantiotes ; i .e Regent an d Municipal Council of the island presenting 'lra, at the same time, with a valuable gold snuff-box. R.lnsgat e a l rea d y i s putting forth its c l a i ms to a visitation of the Londoners in the coming season ; an even and extended turf promenade has been formed on the West Cliff, secured on the seaside by a neat wir e f ence , and " bench e d" the the accommodation of visitors ; the latter have painted on old ra rie a nd.), n ecessary hint t o E ng li s h mora li sers , " N ever cut an f IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT, ROUSE OF COMMONS, ArnlL 4. The SPEAKER took the chair at the usual hour. Captain MATTIIEWS took the oaths and his seat in the place of Mr. Poulter, for the borough of Shaftesbury. Mr. Campbell presented papers from the East India House. LONDON AND CROYDON RAILWAY. Capt, in ALSAGER moved the third reading of the London and Croydon Railway Bill. Mr. HA WES said he had been requested by several of the constitu ents of the Hon. and Gallant Member to submit to him whether there should not be a clause introduced for the purpose of compelling the Com pany to retain the lease, to protect the inhabitants from depredations which they had lately been very much subjected to. Captain ALSAGER said a clause would be introduced into the Bill that would be perfectly satisfactory on that point. The Bill was then read a third time. Mr. P. HOWARD brought up the Report of thiCommittee on the Newcastle Railway Bill. Mr. HOPE moved the second reading of the Linlithgow Roa•t Bill. Read a second time, and ordered to be committed. Captain A LSAGER presented a petition from Tooting, in favour of the Bill for Rating . Small Tenements. Mr. WALTER CAMPBELL brought in the Salmon Fisheries Bill. Mr. FERGUSSON presented a petition from the United Session Con gregation of Kirkaldy, against the further endowment of the Church of Scotland. Mr. FERGUSSON presented a petition from Kirkcudbright, com. plaining of the high rate of postage, and praying for some Parliamentary enactment upon the subject. Sir WILLIAM BRABAZON presented petitions from several parishes in the county of Mayo, praying for the total extinction of tithes. Colonel BUTLER presented petitions from Urlingford, Moncoin, and several other places in the county of Kilkenny, in favour of Corporate Reform. Also six petitions praying for the extinction of tithes. Also a petition from the Fishermen of the river Barrow, complaining of the injury which they have sustained by the erection of weirs, and praying that the Bill now before the—House, relative to Fisheries in Ireland, might not be allowed to pass. Al;o a petition from the City of Kilkenny, praying for the protection of Vote by Ballot. Captain BRYAN supported the prayer of the petitions. Mr. CODRINGTON presented petitions from Lewisham, praying for the immediate abolition of negro apprenticeship. Also a petition against the suppression of the Bishopric of Sodor and Man. Captain MAYNELL presented a petition from the clergy of the diocese of Down and Connor, against the present system of national education in Ireland. Mr. E. TENNENT presented several petitions from the north of Ire land, against some of the contemplated provisions of the Medical Chari ties Bill. Mr. F. DUND AS presented petitions against the granting of further endowments to the Church of Scotland. Mr. PEND ARVEB presented' a petition from Redruth, against the Order in Council of the 12th of July, 1837, for the importation of Hin doos into British Guiana. Mr. VIVIAN presented a petition from a place in Cornwall, praying the House to vest in the Poor-law Commissioners additional powers, to enable them to consolidate two or more Unions, and erect a central workhouse. Mr. W. ROCHE presented a petition from Limerick, praying the House to adopt some measures to prevent the collision between steamers and other vessels by the use of signals. Mr. AGLIONBY brought up the report of the Swavesey (Cam bridge) Inclosure Bill. On the motion of the suite Hun. Member time was granted until the 6th of April for the petitioners in the Belfast Works Bill (No. 2) to bring in their Bill, in consequence of an adjournment of the Com mittee on Private Bills to the 3d of April. Mr. TURNER presented a petition, signed by some thousands of the inhabitants of Blackburn, praying for a repeal of the Corn Laws. Mr. LASCELLES and Sir J. Y. BULLER presented petitions for the immediate abolition of the Negro apprenticeship system. Mr. F. MAULE presented two petitions from Banff, to the same effect. Mr. WAKLEY presented a petition from the printers, Etc , in the employment of Bradbury and Evans, against the Copyright Bill. Also one fro:n Stirling, against further endowments to the Church of Scotland. Mr. D. BROWNE presented a petition from Westport praying that corn might be allowed to be ground in bond for exportation. Mr. BAINES presented a petition from Leeds praying for the im mediate abolition of Negro apprenticeship. Mr. BROTHERTON said, in the returns of convictions which had been made in pursuance of his motion, he perceived no return for Scot. land. He wished to ask the Under-Secretary of State whether any had been made. Mr. FOX MAULE said there had been no convictions within the period referred to, and the return was mi. On the motion of Mr. BLACKBURNE the petition against the Grand Junction Railway was referred to the Committee. The LORD ADVOCATE gave notice that on the 26th of April he would bring under the notice of the House, certain petitions which had been presented from Scotland, complaining of delays in the Court of session. BRITISH MANUFACTURERS PROTECTION BIEL. Mr. HAWKES moved the second reading of this Bill. He stated that its object was to afford protection to British manufactures, espe cially hardware, from being pirated by foreign manufacturers, and sold in our Colonial Markets as British goods. Mr. HA WES was sorry the Right Hon. President of the Board of Trade (Mr. P. Thomsen) was not present, for he should like to know whether the Right Hon. Gentleman considered this a Bill which ought to pass sub silentio, as it would apparently do? . _ _ . Mr. LA I3OUCHERE said the absence of his Right Hon. Friend was accidental. He was prepared to assent to the second reading of the Bill, which had received the attentive consideration of the Board of Trade. But, in Committee, he should be prepared to move certain amendments in it. Sir ROBERT PEEL thought the British manufacturers required protection, but there probably would be some difficulty in legislating on the subject. Mr. PHILIPS remarked that the Bill did not appear to afford any security to our manufacturers. Mr. POULETT THONIPSON would not then oppose the second reading of the Bill, but he would be prepared in Committee to propose to strike out every word from "Be it enacted," and to introduce others. The Bill went, in its present shape, too far. The Bill was then read a second time, and ordered to be committed on the 30th of May. Mr. MAHONY moved the second reading of the Sheriff's (Ire land) Bill. Mr. LFF ROY wished to know had this important Bill the sanction of Government ? But, whether or not, should the House consent to its being read a second time he hoped time sufficient would be given to Hon. Members to consider it. Lord MORPETH said, knowing that the Bill had had the sanction of a preceding Government, and of a Committee of that House last year, he could offer no objection to the second reading. The Bill was then read a second time, and ordered to be committed on the first order-day in May. PRISON DISCIPLINE (SCOTLAND). Mr. F. MAUL: , ; moved the second reading of the Prisons (Scot land) Bill. Captain GORDON had no objection to a uniform system of prison discipline in Scotland under the authority of a central Board of Com_ missioners, but then the powers of those Commissioners should be limited.—(Hear.) What he objected to in this Bill was that an irre sponsible board should have the power of assessing the people of Scot. land to the amount of 30,0001. a.year. It was not his intention to op pose the second reading, but he hoped it would not be passed through Committee without giving Hon. Members and the country time to judge of its merits. Mr. LOCKHART had several clauses to propose in Committee, but would not object to the Bill being read a second time. Mr. PRINGLE objected to the Central Committee, but should not offer any opposition to the Bill in its present stage. Mr. MAULE said the Bill was introduced early last Session. Its principles had been affirmed by the House, and it was referred to a Se lect Committee. It was considered and much amended in its details by that Committee. Much opposition had been given to it by the country gentlemen of Scotland ; but that opposition was now much mitigated. The report of Mr. Hill on the state of the Scotch prisons sufficiently proved the necessity of some measure. Under these circumstances he hoped the Bill would be read a second time, and to give ample time for its consideration he would propose its committal for the second Wed nesday in May. By that time he hoped the opposition to its details would be mitigated. Sir R. PEEL admitted that some legislation was necessary on this subject, as, in a country like Scotland, where the prisons were n ecessarily small, the discipline was generally lax. In was only in large societies that public opinion exercised any influence. He did not, however, think it desirable to supersede altogether the influence of country gentlemen, and it was with some concern he had heard that the gentle men of Scotland had so much withdrawn themselves from all public business. lie admitted that a Board of Central Controul would pos sess great advantages, but if it altogether superseded the interference of the country gentlemen he feared the advantages would be purchased at too high a price. There was one part of the Bill which required serious consideration, because of the principle involved in it, and which might involve a dangerous precedent. He meant that part which related to assessments of entire districts. This arbitrary imposition of a tax was contrary to all constitutional principle. It might be said that the amount was limited; but still the argument as to the principle was left un touched. Thtn, if the argument against the principle could be got over there were some objections as to detail. Some counties might already be well provided with prisons, and others might be deficient. If the assessment were to spread equally over districts those counties which had already made sufficient provision would naturally c3mplain at being mulcted to make up for the deficiencies of those who had been negligent. He threw out these suggestions for the consideration of the House, and would conclude by again recommending that in any measure for the regulation of prisoners they would endeavour to win over the assist. ance of the local authorities, by inviting them to take a share in the con trout.—(Hear, hear.) After a few words from Mr. R. Steuart, the Attorney-General, Mr. Pringle, Mr. Barron, and Mr. Lucas, the Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed on Wednesday, the ':).(1 of May. MEDICAL CHARITIES (IRELAND) BILL Upon the motion for the second reading of this Bill, Mr. FRENCH said, he had already explained to the House the object and nature of this Bill, and should not detain them by a repetition of his former •statements. He was glad an opportunity was at last afforded him of drawing attention to the wretched condition of the sick poor of Ireland, and to the necessity of establishing a systematic and efficient plan of public medical aid. The subject of medical reform was not only important in its nature, but difficult in its execution ; it was he assured Hon. Members no easy matter to effect such a charge as would at once promote the public welfare and secure the approval of the members of the medical profession, both of which he frankly admitted, he considered it desirable to accomplish, if possible. It might be sup posed, from there not being any connection between political contro versy and medical reform, that the subject of this Bill was one which could be debated on neutral ground, free from excitement of any kind; h e was not, however, sanguine enough to suppose that a ques ti on a ffect m g several influential interests, could be free from the irritation which usually followed the collision of hostile opinions, and, indeed, the:peti tions already present e d to the House, and some publications sent forth to the world, showed that some angry feeling did exist amongst the parties immediately interested. • Differing, however, as to the expediency of the contemplated alterations, all had con curred in admitting that a c h ange of the present system h a d became indispensable ; in the present thin state of the House, he did not deem advisable to detain them by enumerating the different Acts of Parliament under which existing, medical institutions were founded, nor should he enter on any general history of the medical profession, al though it might serve to enliven the dull detail he should be obliged to trouble them with. He should go at once to the Bill, the second read ing of which he was about to move, and to his doing so he did not anti cipate any objection. Some M embers might differ with him as to it s details, but he did not imagine they would refuse their assent to its principle, which was to establish a competent professional inspect i on Over the medical charities in Ireland, the only species of relief as yet afforded to the poor of that country. His only object was, that that re b e properly administered an d proportioned to the necessities o f the people, neither of which it at pre sent was ; but although the medi cal charities were far from sufficient to afford adequate relief to the sick poor in Ireland, they were numerous, being between six and seven hun dred, and a sum o f 175,000/. was an nually expended on their mainte. nan ce. From them upwards of a million and a h a lf o f p e rsons an. nually obtained aid. Of these, between intern and extern pa tients, 146,000 were re lieved b y t he Infirmaries, the medical officers of which were gentlemen of a very superior class of education. — (Hear, hear.) About 17,000 were relieved by the fever hospitals and lunatic asylums ; the remainder, considerably upwards of one million, depended solely on the dispensaries ; the funds of which he regretted to say were frequently injudiciously applied, or grossly abused, and for the discharge of the medical duties of which no professional qualifica. tion whatsoever was requisite. Doctor Corrie, Doctor Barrett, Sur g,eon Roney, and others, had pointed out numerous instances of persons presiding over dispensaries, not having any license to prac tise as a physician, as a surgeon, or as an apothecary. it could not, then, be a matter of surprise to the House to learn from the medical reports which have been for some time before them, that with regulations so defective and an Administra tion, if possible, still more loose and objectionable, abuses had arisen by which the funds destined for the relief of the sick poor were diverted to selfish purposes, and that a number of persons whose circumstances should place them beyond anything resembling gratuitous relief, now absorbed the funds, and occupied the time of the medical attendants of these institutions—time and funds which should be devoted exclu sively to the sick poor, who were alone the legitimate objects of this species of relief. Sir EDWARD SUGDEN interrupted the Hon. Member, stating that as there could be no objection to the principle of the Bill, he thought it would be better, as the House was so thin, to take the second reading as a matter of course, and reserve the discussion until the Bill was in Committee. _ _ Mr. LUCAS said that he was favourable to the principle of the Bill, but as the House was so thin he suggested that the Bill should be read a second time, and reserve the discussion for the Committee. Mr. WARBURTON thought that the House would not really be doing justice to the subject, which was a very important one, if it per. witted the second reading to take place without a discussion. He was himself so far favourable to the principle of the Bill, that he thought that a superintending authority was required for the medical charities in Ireland; but then he differed in opinion with the Hon. Mover of the Bill, as to the manner of carrying that principle into execution. On that account he must object to many clauses that were in the Bill. What he meant, and what he wished to say, was this; but if the Hon. Member went on, and if he had an opportunity of making a statement as a supporter of the Bill, it would not be right to allow the Bill to have a second reading without there being any answer to that statement. It was his opinion that it was wholly impos sible, in the present state of the House, that full justice could be done to this measure by the Hon. Member who had moved the second reading. With his (Mr. Warburton's) views respecting the measure, he must say, that after a proper discussion respecting the principle and the details of the Bill, he should not object to the Bill going forward a stage ; but then his opinion was, that it should not go as far as the Committee, without having a very full discussion upon the second reading. Lord MORPETH remarked, that his Hon. Friend who had moved the second reading, waived his statement, upon the understanding that a discussion should take place at a future time. Perhaps, then, the Hon. Member for Bridport would not object to the Bill going through a second reading that night, upon the understanding that an opportunity for debate would be given on the motion for going into Committee. He could assure that Hon. Mem ber, that although he wished the Bill to be read a second time, yet there were many provisions in it which he should not give any pledge that he would be found to support. Mr. WARBURTON remarked that there was only one inconvenience in the course suggested by toe Noble Lord, and if it could be obviated he would make no objection to the course proposed. What was wished for was, that the arguments of those who were in favour of the Bill, and al,o the arguments of them who objected twit, should go forth to the public; and then that some interval of time would be allowed to elapse between the day upon which that discussion took place, and the day upon which the proceedings in the Committee should begin. The inconvenience the course suggested might be, that no interval would be allowed between one period and the other. If the understanding was as to the proceed ings in Committee, that the discussion should take place on the motion that the Speaker do leave the chair, and then that the Bill should not be immediately committed, but that there should be an interval be tween that and the day for the Bill going into Committee, he should not object to any such course ; but then the interval ought to be not less than a fortnight or three weeks. Mr. WA KLEY felt, he said, the Bill to be so objectionable in cha. racter, that if he - possibly could, he would not permit one clause of it to be carried ; and the principles of the Hon. Gentleman's measure were so odious, that he must then notice that there were not forty Membars present. The House was thee counted, and forty Members not being present, the House adjourned. ANTI=SLAVERY DELEGATES. The Delegates met last night after the public meeting at the Guildhall Coffee-house. It was resolved that Mr. Scoble should be requested imme diately to publish his speech, and a determination was ex pressed not to give up for a single moment the great measure of Emancipation. Letters, from which the following are extracts, were read, showing that the country is quite prepared to sustain the Delegates. Liverpool, April 3. I am happy to say that at our Committee to-day we were not in any way cast down, but rather the contrary, by what has taken place; and that we are animated with one heart and one mind to exert ourselves more than we have ever yet done for the accomplishment of our righteous purpose. AT A MEETING OF THE HIBERNIAN ANTI-SLAVERY CONIMITTEE, HELD AT 28, UPPER SACKVILLE-STREET, SECOND OF FOURTH MONTH (Aram), 1838. • Resolved—That in tendering our cordial acknowledgments and tribute of approbation to the assembled Delegates, for their unwearied and persevering exertions in the great cause of justice and humanity in which they are engaged—exertions which we cannot but believe have, under Divine Providence, been blessed with great success, as evinced by the small ma jority in the House of Commons (so small that we cannot but look upon our cause as nearly gained, if wise and judicious measures are pursued) —we wish to assure them of our deter mination to second their efforts, by still continuing our exer tions for negro freedom ; nor ever to rest until the Government has purified itself from a participation in the foul stain of sla very, or till an indignant and insulted people have asserted triumphantly and successfully the outraged claims of religion, of truth, and of immutable justice. Resolved—That we would strongly recommend the atten tion of the Delegates to devising the most effective steps to be taken by the country generally in the present emergency, and communicate them speedily to the friends of the cause ; and that also the most scrupulous care should be taken to guard against lowering the great question of Anti-Slavery from its high ground of justice and humanity, avoiding any demonstra tion of a political character. (Signed) By Order of the Committee, JAMES HAUGHTON, Chairman. TO THE RE V. JAMES PRINGLE. Newcastle, April 2. MY DEAR SI R - Although somewhat " troubled" and disap pointed at the result of the debate on Friday night, we are " not distressed" —although perplexed, we are not in despair —although cast down, or rather cast back, thank God I the good cause is not destroyed. The friends of our cause rejoice to find that the Delegates are so firm and determined. I doubt not that they will find a hearty response from all their constituents, with an increase of numbers and zeal in the cause to the latter. The few of our Committee whom I have seen are very de. sirous to have the conduct of our Members brought before a public meeting, and some strong resolution and step entered upon. This, of course, must be after your Wednesday's meet ing, and after your return. We are astonished at the votes of Mr. Ord and Mr. Blackett, and, .1 may say, many others. The Ministers arc much obliged to their north country friends; had they voted against them, the majority would have been small indeed. But we must read them a lesson. MONEY and COMMERCIAL MARKET. (From the Morning Papers of this day, Thursday.) MORNING CHRONICLE.—We understand that a second meeting was held on Tuesday last of the directors of the British Iron Company and the Committee of proprietors ap poiatcd to confer with them on the state of its affairs. A legal opinion was read, we are informed, to the effect that the shareholders had the power, under the deed, to ra i se an additional capital by the issue f new shares, and as it seemed to be the feeling of the meeting that this method would press less heavily on the bulk of the proprietors than a call, we be lieve it was determined to recommend the former course to the general meeting of shareholders, which is to be immediately summoned. It is proposed, it is stated, to issue 19,000 new shares, at a price to be agreed upon, an amount equal to the present number in existence ; for we now understand that the whole of the 20,000 shares were never all issued. These shares are to be offered, in the first instance, to the old proprietors, share for share, and to be given out in the form of scrip, on which one payment of Si. per share is to be made at once, and another of the same amount at an interval of two or three months. These payments, to the extent of 101. per share, will be sufficient to satisfy the present demand of Mr. Attwood, and to place the company in an independent position for future operations. The third pay ment of about Si., which is for the purpose of supplying the company with additional capital, is not immdiately required, and will be postponed for nine or twelve months. Persons holding these scrip receipts, upon making all the payments (for prompt a discount is to be allowed), will be entitled to be come shareholders of the company upon the same terms as those who have paid up originally 50/. per share. The fu ture net income of the company, which will be thus set free for the regular payment of the dividends, is estimated, w e are informed, at 60,0001. per annum, and it is understood that the grounds of this estimate will be laid before the general meet ing. This income will be encumbered with the 16,000/. per annum to Mr. Attwood, being the interest of the principal sum which will be still due to that gentleman, o r to any other creditor or creditors of the company whom it may be deemed expedient to put in his place. payment of MORNING POST.-It turns out to be quite true, as we stated_ yesterday, that the negotiation s re l a ti ng t o H o lland and Bel gium have not been finally broken .off, and the Dutch Se curities have rallied in consequence. The Five per Cents. left off at 99 4 1 - to ex. div. Th e T wo - an d- a -Half per Cents. closed at 5.5/ to 54. It is not to be inferred from the fact we have just stated that there is much probability of the deliberations of the mediating Powers on the Belgian ques tion being brought to an early termination. On the con trary, although the willingness of the King of Holland to sign the Twenty-four Articles has been officially announced to the Legislature at the Hague there is much reason to believe that fresh difficulties have presented themselves, and that the matter will be kept open for some time longer. The measure brought forward in the States-General by the Minister of Fi nance for raising money, to be applied to the construction of a railway from Amsterdam to Arnheim and other objects of na tional improvement, has, we see, been rejected by a very large majority of the Assembly. Spanish Stock came a little higher from Paris this morning, and a corresponding advance took place in this market, but the i speculation in it was of n o amount. Th e A ct i ve Bonds, n• eluding the arrear of interest, left off at 21 to Five p er Cent. Portuguese closed at 30 to 4, and the Three per Cents. at 20 to 1. Columbian were done at 9 8 29. Great Western Railway shares were sold at 26 to 27 prem., London and Brighton 2 to iprem., London and Blackwall 2 : 1- to z prem., British Iron Mine 36} to 36 dis., and Cla ridge's Asphaltum Company to 91 to 114 prem. per share. The Paris paper Le Commerce makes mention of the Ame rican frigate United States having, on the 27th ulthro, re ceived on board at To u l on a great many cases o f specie, THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1838. which had arrived there on the previous evening, under an escort of gendarmerie. This money is supposed to be the last instalment of the American indemnity, as voted by the Chambers. MORNING HERALD.-Amongst the commercial interest we regret to find a growing disinclination to make investments in produce or manufactures, in consequence of the very unset tled nature of business at the present moment. With mone tary men also there is a strong feeling vgainst making invest ments of a permanent nature in the public securities, and these circumstances have been the cause of creating some very ex tensive dealings in that description of securities not so liable to the influence of political or monetary pressure as the funded debt of Great Britain. In consequence Exchequer Bills have been freely bought to-day, and for several days past, to a con siderable extent, which has caused them to advance to 64 a 66 premium. The same circumstances have influenced the market for that portion of the India Bonds now termed per manent, at the rate of 31 per cent. per annum, which have advanced to 70 premium, a much higher rate than has been quoled for several years, whilst those not marked, or which will be cancelled in June, rule only at 7 premium. ST. ANNE'S SOCIETY SCHOOLS. The Anniversary Dinner of the above Charity took place yesterday evening, at the Old London Tavern, Bishopsgate j street. At six o'clock about 200 gentlemen sat down to a sumptuous repast, served up in Bleaden's usual excellent style. The Chair was taken by the Most Noble the Marquis of CONYNGHAM ; and among the company we observed the Right Rev, the Bishop of Cliizhester, the Hon. William Ashley, Sir George Carroll ( Sheriff of London), Joseph Brotherton, Esq., M.P., the Rev. John Hewlett, B. D., Sir John Philli part, Captain Locke, &c. There were a great number of ladies present, most of whom were liberal contributors to the Charity, who were accomo dated with seats at the upper end of the room. After the cloth had been removed, The Noble CHAIRMAN gave The Queen, the Patroness of the Society." Drank, with three times three, and great enthusiasm. Air—" God save the Queen." The CHAIRMAN then gave " The Dowager Queen Adelaide," who, among her numerous acts of charity, had never forgotten to be liberal to the St. Anne's Society Schools.—( Much cheering. ) Glee—" Health to Queen Adelaide." The next toast was " The Duke of Sussex and the other branches of the Royal Family."—Three times three. Glee—" Hail, Star of Brunswick." " The Army and the Navy."--" Rule Britannia." The children, male and female, to the number of 233, were here marched into the room. Their neat, orderly, and . healthy appearance excited universal approbation. The following address was then delivered by T. R. Sirctt, one of the children, about 12 years of age : Joy to my friends ! for all are friends I see; Friends, who will give attention e'en to me. Fearful it were to my unpractised tongue To speak so large a company among ; But that I know and feel with pride and joy They'll listen kindly to a " St. Anne's boy :" Benign to all, they will not me condemn : Child of their bounty—reared and taught by them. Small as the acorn in its shell appears, It holds the embryo tree of future years : A century still but added vigour sees : It stands the goodliest of the forest trees— Warm'd by the sunshine, by the breezes fann'd— The emblem and the bulwark of our land. And so your Charity, begun and planned By some warm heah, and some judicious hand, More than an age has stood the test of time ; Its progress gradual, and its aim sublime — To rear our youth, to guard religion's cause, The Throne to honour, and respect the laws. E'en Royal minds your generous cares have shared, They, in benevolence once fondly paired, Our early friend, our lately widowed Queen, And he, who now has left this worldly scene, Gone from his consort's arid his people's love; Gone to receive a better crown above! Yet, while we mourn our sovereign, patron, friend, E'en with our grief may high rejoicing blend : The King of England never dies : the throne Our constitution will not vacant own ; Still in Victoria all our ties recur; Our sovereign, patron, friend, survive in her. And Pie, who, when on earth He came to give His spotless life to death, that we might live, Deigned e'en on babes His loving eyes to bend, And bade them come to him—the Children's Friend : Will He not smile approving to behold The flock of lambs thus gathered to His fold ? Will He not deign with favour to approve The Lab'rers in the harvest of His love? Yes ; for His gracious words we know to be, " To them ye did it—it was done to me." After an impressive address to the children from the Bishop of Chichester, The CHAIRMAN gave " Prosperity to the St. Ann s Society Schools." They saw before them nearly 250 children, who were fed and clothed by the bounty of the supporters of the Institution, and he trusted that the moral and religious educa tion they received would fit them for any station in life to which they might hereafter be called.—( Cheers. ) The toast was drunk with much applause. Sir G. CAItROL proposed the health of their Noble Chair man, who had conferred so much honour upon himself by the able and efficient manner in which he had advocated the inte• rests of the charity. The toast vies drunk with much cheering, and the Noble Chairman returned thanks in appropriate terms. The SECRETARY then proceeded to read a list of subscrip. tions and donations to the charity, which included 10 guineas from her M ijesty the Queen, 10 guineas front the Queen Dowager, 10 guineas from the Chairman, 5 guineas each from the Marquis of Lansdowne, Lord Denbigh, the Bishop of Chichester, and Lord R. Grosvenor, 10 guineas each from Lord Stanley, Lord Dudley Stewart, Sir G. Carroll, Sir Moses Montefiore, Mr. Wilbraham, &c. &c., and 200 guineas from three auxiliary Societies, amounting in the whole to about 1,5001. The announcement of the several subscriptions was re ceived with great cheering. The CHAIRMAN having proposed " the St. Anne's Auxi liary Society," which had contributed 50 guineas to the Charity, Mr. STEA ENS, ' of Bread-street-hill, who had been educated at the School, returned thanks. He pointed out, at some t he advantages he had derived in his progress through length, life from the excellent education he had received at the School. He trusted he should we so admirable an Institution prosper as it deserved; and he hoped next year he should have to present the Society with /.00 instead of 50 guineas. Sir George Carroll," " The Ladies," " The Officers of the Society , " " The Stewards," a-id several other toasts were afterwards drank, and the evening- was passed in the utmost conviviality and harmony. The band of the Scots Fusileer Guards was in attendance ; and there was some excellent singi ng b y M essrs. J olley, Haw kins, Atkins , and Fitz william, the professional gentlemen pre sent on the occasion. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. We attended at the above elegant little theatre, for the pur pose of hearing what was termed in the bills of the day, an " Oratorio of Sacred Music." Now, we think the proprietors of an establishment of this description are acting quite in con_ sistence with good taste and propriety' of feeling, when they banish dramatic performances from their houses on the two close nights of Lent; but still we cannot consider a selection in which Mr. Harley is one of the principal singers, and in which, When a little farm we keep," " Th e k eel row, " and " The ch ou g h and crow," are introduced, exactly is the light of an " Oratorio of Sacred Music." Add e d to th i s, at St. James's, instead of an orchestra arranged on t h e stage, with ranges of i nstru mental desks reaching to the " flies," we have merely theusualwbiatinidaov%f woeful theatre, and the singers march on and march off, ulmockery of dramatic We are sure our ' pomp and dignity: readers will excuse us entering into a critical discussion of the merits of such "stars" in the musical firmament as Mr. and Mrs. Canfield, Mrs. Ave ii ng Smith, Miss Smith, said Miss J. Smith, Mr. Hart, &c. & c ,, by whom the various - vocal pieces were sustained. But when we state that Mr. Bxaham, the veteran proprietor of the establishment, himself sang " Total Eclipse" and M a d Tom," and that the so-styled " Hunters of Munich," made their appearance on this occasion, for the first t i me in E ng l an d, a wor d or two will be expected from us. Mr. Braham then sang with undiminished vigour, and with that intense feeling, and that dramatic effect for which he has ever been celebrated, and which still, despite his age, places him far before any man who has endeavoured to earn celebrity in the same line. But it would be mere folly to say Mr. Braham does not begin to fail. There are bursts of power in his singing occasionally equal to what be was in his best days; but in his rapid runs and cadenzas there is an appearance of laborious effort, and a want of precision and command of voice, very obvious even to the unpractised car. But how can it be otherwise ? Braham, like other men, is subject to the lot of frail mortality. He should have re tired from public life in the zenith of his fame, and when in full possession of his faculties and powers. Still the two pieces mentioned were great treats, and even now no man can sing them like hint. The " Jagers von Munich," or " Hunters of Munich," are foreigners who perform on seven bras s i nstruments. Th ey played four or five ex ceedingly well arranged pieces, and were en thusiasticall y received an d encored in several of them. Amongst them was Auber's very difficult overture, " Le cheval de bronze." Their performance exhibited a good deal of taste individually, and the general keeping of the instruments was excellent. The Sforzandos were managed with that point for which the conti nental players are so eminent, and the solo parts were sustained with good effect. But, after all, it was but a mere brass band, and we doubt if some of our cavalry regiments have not bands of that description at least equal to this. The playing of Mr. Distin and his sons is certainly superior in effect, and that of Distin himself far better in quality. A band of our best players On the same instruments would be very, very much bet ter than the " Hunters of Munich." We are bound to say, how ever, that w e never heard the ophicleide, the " keyed ser pent," as it is called in the bills, produce half the effect it did upon this occasion. The brass band was much applauded, and encored in one or two of the pieces. The house was but thinly attended, SOUTHWARK SESSIONS.—These Sessions were held this morning at the Town-hall, before the Recorder and a Bench of Aldermen. There were, however, only three cases of common assault to be disposed of, and neither of them were of general interest. THE CORONATION. SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, DATED APRIL 4, 1838. BY THE QUEEN.-A PROCLAMATION, DECLARING HER MAJESTY'S PLEASURE TOUCHING HER ROYAL CORONATION AND THE SOLEMNITY THEREOF VICTORIA, R. Whereas we have resolved, by the favour and blessing of Almighty God, to celebrate the solemnity of Our Royal Co ronation, upon Tuesday the 26th day of June next, at Our Palace at Westminster; and forasmuch as by ancient customs and usages of this realm, as also-in regard of divers tenures of sundry manors, lands, and other hereditaments, many of Our loving subjects do claim, and are bound to do and perform dive) a services on the said day, and at the time of the Coronation, as in times precedent their ancestors, and those from whom they c'aim, have done and performed at the Coronations of Our flmous Progenitors and Predecessors, Kings and Queens of this realm ; We, therefore, out of Our princely care for the preservation of the lawful rights and inheritances of Our loving subjects whom it may concern, have thought fit to give notice of and publish Our resolution therein ; and do hereby give notice of, and publish the same accordingly ; and We do hereby further signify, that by Our Commission under Our Great Seal of Great Britain, We have appointed and authorised all the Lords and others who have been sworn of Our most Honourable Privy Council, or any five or more of them, to receive, hear, and determine the petitions and claims which shall be to them exhibited by any of Our loving subjects in this behalf; and We shall appoint Our said Commissioners for that purpose to sit in the Council Chamber at Whitehall, upon Saturday the twenty-eighth day of April instant, at eleven o'clock in the morning of the same day, and from time to time to adjourn as to them shall seem meet for the execution of Our said Commission, which We do thus publish to the intent that all such persons whom it may any ways concern, may know when and where to give their attendance for the exhibiting of their petitions and claims concerning their services before mentioned to be done and performed'at Our said Coronation; and We do hereby signify unto all and every Our subjects whom it may concern, that Our will and pleasure is, and We do hereby strictly charge and command all persons, of what rank or quality soever they be, who, either upon Our letters to them directed, or by reason of their offices or tenures, or otherwise, are to do any service at the said day or time of Our Coronation, that they do duly give their attendance accord ingly, in all respects furnished and appointed as to so great a solemnity appertaineth, and answerable to the dignities and places which every one of them respectively holdeth and en joyeth, and of this they, or any of them, are not to fail, as they will answer the contrary at their perils, unless upon spe cial reasons by Ourself, under Our band, to be allowed, we shall dispense ..tith any of their services or attendances. Given at our Court at Buckingham Palace, the fourth day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-eight, in the first year of Our reign. GOD save the QUEEN. At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 4th day of April 1838 PRESENT, The QUEEN'S Most Excellent Majesty in Council. Her Majesty in Council was this day pleased to appoint Robert Oliver Jones, of Fonmon Castle, Esq., to be Sheriff of the county of Glamorgan, in the rcom of Howel Gwin, of Alltwen, Esq. SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. The Times of yesterday, in an article on the decisions of election Committees, abounding with misrepresentations, ob serves :—" In no instance has a Committee of which the major portion were Radicals given a scat to a Conservasive petitioner, or withheld one from a partisan of Radicals or Whigs" This is not true. The Newcastle-under-Line Com mittee, composed of eight Liberals and three Conservatives, decided in f:.vour of the Conservative sitting Member, and against the Radical petitioner. We challenge The Times to show any similar instance of Conservative fair dealing : we defy The Times in the whole history of this Session's Committees to show any case in which a Conservative majority has given a seat to a Liberal sitting Member or petitioner, save when that majority could not prevent it. In the Taunton case, the money being exhausted, the petitioners retired from the contest, leaving Mr. Bainbridge his seat : but no thanks to the Committee for this ; for Mr. Bain bridge's majority on the poll not having been reduced, the Committee had no discretion. -So in Youghal, the sit ting Mernber'; majority on the poll not being overcome, a Tory Committee could net unseat him. In Evesham a Tory Committee was obliged to return Lord Marcus Hill, because he had a majority on the poll. These are the only instances of Tory Committees nnintaining Liberal seats, or giving the return to a Liberal petitioner. But, on the other band, the history of the Belfast and of the Shaftesbury petitions furnish ample grounds for disgust at the conduct of Tory Committees ; and nothing in the present or past, or future Sessions, can equal the decisions of those tribunals, of which the overpowerin; majorities were Tory. Let TheTintes look well to the Belfast and Shaftesbury Committees ; they are actually disgraceful to Parliament—no judgments can possibly exceed them in atrocity and party bias—there has been nothing within our memory to equal them.—Morning Chronicle. After the catastrophe which betel Ministers on Tuesday night in the result of Lord Char.dos's motion, when they suf fered the disgrace of a majority amounting to two votes, which votes were those of Mr. Edward Ellice, jun., Private Secre tary to Lord Durham, and of Mr. Hcdworth Lambton, the brother of the noble person implicated—after such a catas trophe, we repeat, it is no wonder that the fallen faction and their newspaper organs should be at their wit's end for causes explanatory of a phenomenon so much out of the course of nature. This is but following up the spirit manifested in the debate itself by the unhappy Whigs and their confederates, eone of whom had a single word to say in reply to the very temperate and gentlemanly remonstrances of Lord Chandos against the unlimited prodigality placed within the power of new " Czar and Autocrat of all the North Americas." Not having a word to say that was either appropriate or revelant to the question of expense, they plunged into the usual course of men desperate with uncontrollable passion, and slaked their fury in torrents of abuse which was certainly neither re levant nor appropriate. Lord John Russell, although he had repeated notice of the intentions of Lord Chandos for many days preceeding,was awkward enough to complain of the Noble Marquis for having taken him and the House by surprise, while the very papers laid by the Home Secretary himself on 'the table, including a statement of the ascertained charges for Lord Gosford's mission, and a prospective (however meagre and garbled) one of some portion of what Sir Robert Peel called the " enormous establishment" of the successor to Lord Gosford, as clearly premonished Ministers as any impli cation could do of the nature and objects proposed by the Noble Marquis for Tuesday night. Again, Lord J. Russell was driven, by the cruel absence of any more decent matter, to apply nick-names to the motion itself, and describe it as a " paltry one." This from a Member of the Reform Cabinet —of the Cabinet pledged, above all things, to govern without the help of patronage, and to govern with a strict attention to " economy," seems to us to be a little " too had." So, from sheer want of more solid jus tification, the Noble Secretary for the Home Department chose to term the argunientuni ad vercundiant most im pressively employed by Lord Chandos, with reference to Lord Durham's well-known attack (when he was Mr. Lamb ton) upon the undefined expences of Mr. Canning's mission to Portugal —Lord John Russell, we say, for want of some thing better, spoke disdainfully of that historical allusion, as if it were a mere " personal taunt." Mr. Joseph Hume, in a strain of mimicry alike worthy of himself and of his- proto tspe, tile Lord .John, could find no fitting answer to Mr. Praed's condemnation of the ludicrous office of law-adviser to the mission ; but the stupid and silly impertinence that Mr. Praed's only objection upon that point was, his having failed , to obtain the appointment himself 1 Mr. Edward Ellice, jun. in whom we think it would have been no unbecoming modesty to hold his tongue on this occasion, as likewise to have re frained from voting, could imagine no other possible motive for the exercise of their constitutional vigilance as Members of Par liament by the Conservatives but bittern'ess and personal malig nity towards Lord Durham. Such were the mean apologies for argument resorted to by Ministers and their friends, on Tuesday evening—by Ministers, whose incessant yell, when out of office, was for an excess of pinching parsimony, incon sistent with the necessary demands of an effective Govern ment ; but whose zeal for practical economy has long appeared to those who closely watched them to be neither more nor less true and honest than their love of honourable peace ivith Foreign Powers, and of civil and religious liberty at home. An excuse was attempted for the scale of Llerd Durham's ex penses by Lord Palmerston, on the score of the prodigious disparity between the work to be performed by him and by (for example) Lord Amherst—amongst other matters, because Lord Amherst's Commission did not extend to Upper Canada. Why, what has Lord Durham to do with Upper Canada, beyond merely governing it through the established Constitu tion, which is not there suspended, of two Legislative Coun cils ? His Lo r d s hip i s no Dictator in Upper Canada, nor for that matter has he in the Lower Province the slighteit particle of authority resembling that of a Dictator. He can make no laws ; he cannot establish so much as a regulation, without the sanction of Government at home. So far from being intrusted with powers more extensive than those to be exer cised by Lord Amherst, the Noble Lord is more abridged and pinioned than Lord Amherst ever was. The Noble Earl commissioned in 1835 was authorized to adjust differences, to redress grievances, and to settle questions that were still afloat; whereas Lord Durham, without direct reference to Downing street, can adjust, redress, or settle nothing. He may project largely, and be a paper lawgiver to any extent he pleases, but of positive power to effect the changes which he meditates he does not possess, so far as the Act of Parliament goes, one • undivided atom—and so best we acknowledge. But why at tempt to mystify the public by false pretences ? Why all this gorgeous embroidery that we hear of? Why this vain and ostentatious pageantry on the plea of being that which Lord Durham is not, and under the Act of Parliament which authorizes his mission he cannot be—a public functionary clothed with vast and unexampled powers, and capable of producing, by his own independent agency, extensive tangible results? We do not wonder at the excitement dis played by Ministers under the pressure of last Tuesday's pro ceeding, or that it began in convulsion, and has ended in pa ralysis. Sore, helpness, and perplexed, every step they moved was a false one. Lord John Russell's and Mr. Hume's astonishing temerity, in abusing the Opposition for a Gong-, ional exercisb of their undoubted right, and fora fai,thf . , d charge of their most urgent duty —viz., the questionine" ea misapplication of the public purse, drew down upon Ministe re that scourging chastisement from Sir Robert Peel, and that •ominous assurance of the change which eneediiy betidn them e whence tossing s, and tumblipgs, and temific tireerns must have been witnessed by more than one ofticiel fellow. The ruede,e . cmifession o: Lord Palmersten, that the :notion of Lord Mara dos was for a " vote of censure on the Government " gave a , scsrpion sting to'thc trial of strength to bich premptlyildleived, and which interposed the cobweb partition of just two votes he twcen the Melbourne Cabinet and the " vole of censure." But the Ministerial newspapets boast magnificently that the all. but majority fell short even by two votes of a majority all over. They assert that there was a sharp whip of the Tories, and a languid attendance of Whigs. The reverse of this is an absolute and indisputable truth—from - eight to ten Tories is fc the betore Lord Chareles intseduced i motion, or before the division, so lietle was there any desire to etrese individuals in a ease where, though the motive and principle were public ones, a particular person might more imteediately suffer from the result ; nheroes whip ard spur were constane'v from shoulder to flank, the jaded cattle of the Treasurt. We are misinformed it two voters, whose names stand on the' di vision list, were not dragged from their beds by Downimg street runners—one was Fergusson ; Werayss wag another:_ On the whole, this must be considered throughout the country as a smashing demonstration of the hostility of Parliament to wards the appointment and announced proceedings of Lord Durham. A proud man would be offended at it, and fling up his commission ; a vain man would be mortified, but efreid to show his pique, and would, in spite of everything, still go out to Canada. We do not presume to offer en opinion whether Lord Durham. comes under the category of proud or vain, ;Nut we think he will go to Can, Times. The motion of the Marquis of Chandos on Tuesday night came upon the House most unexpectedly. Every species of lie was told and circulated in the course of the evening respec ting it. At one time it was said that the motion would be made—at another it was still more strongly promulgated that the question respecting the expenses of Lord Durham's mis sion would not be mooted. The consequence was that the Liberal Members, as well es the Liberal papers. were thrown off their guard—that the former d d not attend in their places, and that the latter never dreamed for a moment that their co lumns would be required at the twelfth hour to register one of the most atrocious, as well as contemptible, attempts to oust. an administration. The attempt, notwithstanding the sur prise (to use a military phrase), was not successful. The Tories were in the minority, though to a small extent. They ' , could have been in a much greater minority bad the Liberal Members of the House been aware that utrick was intended. The majority, instead of two, would have been fifty, and the Marquis of Chandos and Sir Robert Peel have been com pletely floored. It is es well that the Tory party showed its colours. Aggrieved—disappoiated—exposed—burstimg with revenge, and utterly hopeless—it has given its last kick. Never more dare it to show its face in the British Pause of Commons. The party is now known and cannot be miteaken. It talks of economy, and knows only of domestic ecomomv. State economy does not belong to the Tory ledger. g'bo.ses who doubt. the fact. had better refer to Mr. Hurne's speech. Morning Advertiser. The angry sputter of the Ministerialists about their somea what :awkward division of Tuesday Light affords us much amusement, and not a little gratification. Hitherto these mis managers of the Government have had by fir too easy a time of it. They have been left to quietly to the enjoyment of their pompous liberalism and perpetual jobbing. We hear tile congratulate them on finding at last that they have an Oepo sition to deal with, not only upon " vital euestions" f politi cal principle, but upon the details of their Administration. We hope they will have plenty more of this before flut Ses • sion comes to an end. Putting the humiliating division cut of the question, we have not seen a night's °epos:6ot/ since the infamous O'Connell and Russell league ices consummated that ee liked to well as that of Tuesday night. It was a legiti mate, becoming, honest exposure of a Government which ap e, ars to be at once pompous, puny, and wasteful ; and exhibited that just constitutional jealousy which it is the fit province of the House of Commons to exhibit. And what is the amount of the objection to the motion of Lord Chandos which the heat of Ministerial advocates causes to evaporate in so much angry fume? Is was intended to damage the Government. To be sure it was ; and why not ? Is this Government of excellence so exalted, of ability so vast, of character so pure, that to da mage it is to sin against the public weal ? What a ridiculous pretence. I The honest part of the country is absolutely sick of this Government, which has shown itself without capacity for-good, and ingenious ouly in the particularly contemptible methods which it finds out of doing evil. Damage the Go vernment indeed ! The blessings of the country will go with the honest exertion which shill damage it to such an extent as to make it incapable of carrying on its miserable system of job and shuffle any longer. And why should not the House of Commons interfere in such a matter as the probable ex pense of the mission of Lord Durham to Canada? What right has he to put the country to en unknown expense ? It is a disgrace to the Administration that it permits biro to do se; but the fact is, that the trembling Administration is arraid of Lord Durham, and does not dare to make Itim do that which it knows he ought to do. Ile ought to send in an estimate to the Treasury, and the Lords ought to ex amine it carefully, and to disallow whatever might appeatt extravagant. This was the system uuder Tory Govern ments; but it Magnifico Durham must not be asked (by such persons as now compose the Government) what expense he means to put the country to. Well, then, if the Government be too much frightened for iris Mightiness to ask him this simple question, the House of Commons ought to insist upon it. The grandeur of - Lord Durham's preparations for his Canada mission is the common talk of the streets. If one sees two or three people tasting at a corner toe to one but the splendour of Lord Durham's outfit is the subject, and then' the question naturally occurs, " Who is to pay ?" All the great tradespeople are in a fuss, getting things ready to go with my Lord—we beg his pardon—his SuiJime Ex cellency the Lord High Conimissione.r ef the Cersadas. Mr. , the great upholsterer, is putting off his general customers who inconsiderately ask why their orders a - re not completed, with the excuse that his whole establish ment is at work for his High Mightiness of' Durham. It is said that a hundred dining-room cheirs form a part of the order. Dining-room chairad Just as if there wets no wood or no carpenters in Canada. To be sure, the artists there may fail in giving the very finest gloss of polish to the framework—they may lack that delicacy of perception which is necessary for the exquisite combina tion of elasticity and softness that the seats of dining-room chairs for Lord Durham must possess—but the House of Com mons is very right to ask, who is to pay ? Mr. , the fashionable tailor, knows not what to do for his general cus tomers till he has got the Sublime Lord High Commissioner fairly off his hands. The quantity of clothes we have heard is more like that for a regiment than a retinue, and to this, on its own account, we have no objection, but we .ask with the public—who is to pay? But the chl d'ouvre we are told of the magnificence of his Mightiness is a Field Marshals saddle which he has caused to be manuf ac t u red fir himn• and "hkh for several days has formed the grand shun; at the rooms of . the principal saddler of the West end. To the: we have no particular objection, though a Field Marshal's saddle for Lord Durham is rather ridiculous, but we should like to know . %yip is to pay? The Hastings, which is to have the .unspeaa: - able honour of carrying out his Sublime Excellency to the St. Laurence, is, we understand, undergoing the process of being lined with mahogany, lest, while the Lord High Com missioner is in his cabin, he should be annoyed by the sight of English oak on board an English man-of-war. There is no accounting for tastes—we shall not fall out with that of . Lord Durham ; but as the country cannot conceive such expense necessary, we should be glad to know who is to pay ? Theme never was a more legitimate inquiry for the House of Com mons at any time than what is to be paid on account of any undertaking which the Government may have in hand,. and if there ever was an occasion or, which it was more particularly and specially necessary than it usually is to ask that Ttestion, it is the occasion of this mission of Lord Durham—a man who tries to make up by nonsensical pomp and parade for the natu ral littleness of his mind and character. The conduct of the Radicals on Tuesday last was as despicable as it usually is. They who have in former times bawled themselves hoarse about economy would not vote for a resolution, that the establishment of Lord Durham should not be more expensive than that of Lord Gosford. Lord Dur ham belons • to their faction, and because he abets them in, their designs against the established institu tions of the country he may be as absurdly extravagant as he pleases without any check from them. Even Joseph Hume, whose love of economy was heretofore held to be the only vir tue which redeemed him from contempt as the most wretched blunderer that ever dabbled in faction—even he voted against any check upon Lord Durham's extravagance. The O'Con nell tail of course mustered in great force, because the Mi nisters were in jeopardy, mind it is his business to keep himself and them in power. No less than three O'Connells voted against economy on this occasion, and very few of the tail were absent. Mr. O'Connell's colleague in the representation of Dublin did not, however, vote. It so happens that be is neither a beggar in fortune, nor a member of that political confederacy called the Church of Rome in Ireland. One of the most offensive exhibitions of Tuesday night was that of Mr. C. Buller, who pretended not to know precisely what his appointment was. There could not be a more contemptible shuffle than he made upon the occasion. There is but one excuse for him—perhaps he goes out as his Excellency's jester or fool, and was ashamed of the inconsistency of reviving an appointment front those ancient periods which he affects to despise. —lllumine Post. A NEW RELIGION.—What is your religion ? in quired a passenger on one of the short stages from Norwood to London of the coachman re you a Catholic?—No, sir, I'm a Cockney ! On Saturday last, Charles Stevens, of Hornehurch, coachman to Sir Thomas Barrett Lennarcl, Bart., dropped down whilst taking the horses from his master's stables, ard immediately expired. A VALUABLE TURNIP.—A white globe RAN), thirty-three inches in circuaderence, and weighing tsg.. , "y•five pounds, was grown on the estate of the Earl of Leslie. The Noble Earl had it scooped out, 511(1 sent it as a present to a friend, having first filled it with a haunch of venison weighing fifteen pounds, two pa'r of 13il 1 Oue:s, a brace and a half of partridges, and a brace and a hal; of snipes.—Ayr Observer. A great quantity of fruit has recently been washed ashore at different places along the north coast; and o w ni ,„, v also the s ti r l el continues to mains of some come on ters of vessels recently come down Channel report it to be literally cove-ed in many placcs with lemons and oranges. A greatsho dell inthe of d i ß ffe u r s e s n ia t n er t e a ek tallow and vessel have also been picked up along the coast. —Cornwall Gazette.